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March 24, 2021

Sea Shepherd launches ‘Operation Bloody Fjords 2021’ against the grindadrap hunts of the Faroe Islands

Every year in the Faroe Islands around 850 small cetaceans, primarily long finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins, are cruelly killed in dolphin drive hunts called ‘grindadráp’ in Faroese. Sea Shepherd was first activist group in the…

September 20, 2020

Sea Shepherd UK launches our new teacher Education website

Sea Shepherd UK is excited to launch our new Education Site, showcasing a growing library of both teacher resources and student self-led activities. From UK-wide competitions to informative student-friendly videos, Sea Shepherd UK’s Education Site…

August 13, 2020

Sea Shepherd UK launches ‘Operation Bloody Fjords 2020’ opposing the dolphin drive hunts of the Faroe Islands.

Every year in the Faroe Islands around 850 small cetaceans, primarily long finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins, are cruelly killed in dolphin drive hunts called ‘grindadráp’ in Faroese. Sea Shepherd was first activist group in the…

May 22, 2020

Introducing 'SHADOW' Sea Shepherd UK's latest addition to our RIB fleet

Sea Shepherd UK is pleased to announce the recent addition to our RIB fleet named Shadow’ due to its all black appearance. Shadow will join our three existing vessels and will be primarily used on SSUK’s Ghostnet Campaign, Marine Debris Campaign and…

April 28, 2020

Another Year of Freedom for the Whales of Iceland - and hope for the end of all Icelandic whaling

For the second year in a row, there will be no whales harpooned in Iceland’s waters. While Covid-19 physical distancing measures would affect the operations at the Hvalur hf whaling station at Hvalfjörður - there are many other challenges keeping…

January 27, 2020

Stacey Dooley meets Sea Shepherd crew while investigating whaling in the Faroe Islands

English television presenter, journalist and documentary filmmaker Stacey Dooley MBE met Sea Shepherd crew during her latest documentary, Stacey Dooley Investigates: The Whale Hunters, while researching the hunting of pilot whales and dolphins in…

August 19, 2019

Sea Shepherd UK calls on cruise ship companies to postpone future voyages to the Faroe Islands

Sea Shepherd is calling on cruise companies visiting the Faroe Islands to show their opposition to the hunting of hundreds of pilot whales and dolphins each year by removing the Faroe Islands from their future cruise ship itineraries. Sea Shepherd…

August 16, 2019

SDI and Sea Shepherd UK launch the first accredited ‘GHOSTNET RECOVERY’ speciality course

Scuba Diving International (SDI) and Sea Shepherd team up to develop and launch the first accredited ‘GHOSTNET RECOVERY’ speciality course PRESS RELEASE – 16th August 2019 Scuba Diving international are very proud to work with Sea Shepherd UK to…

August 12, 2019

Forest Green Rovers launches a Sea Shepherd-inspired third kit

Forest Green Rovers have unveiled a striking new third kit for their cup games, inspired by Sea Shepherd – and to help raise vital funds for our work. Omar Todd, Global Director of Special Operations and Rob Read, Chief Operating Officer of Sea…

June 10, 2019

Victory for Whales as Iceland Delays Whaling Permit

Over 150 Fin Whales Spared from Slaughter in 2019. Reykjavik, Iceland – June 8th, 2019 – In a significant win for cetaceans, the government of Iceland has not issued a permit to allow Hvalur Hf to hunt fin whales this year, sparing over 150 whales…

Apr 23, 2019 - Operation Northern Exposure

Dec 26, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Welcomes the end of Whaling in the Southern Ocean

Dec 12, 2018 - Taiwanese Captain Sentenced 20 Years for Shark Finning in Tanzania

Dec 3, 2018 - Sea Shepherd’s flagship the M/Y Steve Irwin retires after a life defending the oceans

Nov 20, 2018 - Foreign Industrial Trawler Arrested as Sea Shepherd Launches Renewed Partnership with Liberia

Nov 2, 2018 - Thwarted Again: Poaching Vessels Still Stuck in Cabo Verde Port after 2015 Arrest

Oct 26, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Concludes Operation Albacore III Against Illegal Fishing in Central West Africa

Oct 19, 2018 - Sea Shepherd partners with South Australian Government for science in the Great Australian Bight

Oct 11, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Launches a New Campaign in the Mediterranean Sea: Operation Siso

Sep 26, 2018 - European commercial fishing vessel busted in Africa for shark finning

Aug 20, 2018 - #Defend500: The Baltic Harbor Porpoises Need You to Take Action

Jul 24, 2018 - Sea Shepherd’s Operation Siracusa: Busting Poachers

Jul 22, 2018 - ‘Ocean Warrior’ Arrives in Mozambique to Expand the Fight Against Illegal Fishing in Partnership with East African Countries

Jul 18, 2018 - Captain Peter Hammarstedt Nominated for the 2018 Pritzker Award

Jul 17, 2018 - Foreign Poaching Vessels Face Charges for Fishing in Gabonese Marine Reserve

Jul 12, 2018 - Illegal Fishing Activities Thwarted in Tanzania After Six Months of Joint Patrols

Jul 11, 2018 - Icelandic Whaling Company Kills Endangered Blue Whale

Jul 10, 2018 - Three Illegal Fishing Vessels Arrested: Sea Shepherd returns to Gabon to help protect Africa’s largest marine protected area

Jul 4, 2018 - Fleet Targeting Sharks in Timor Leste Released Without Charge

Jun 29, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Germany Reveals “Silent Killers” in the Baltic Sea

Jun 29, 2018 - Iceland's Commercial Whaling of Endangered Fin Whales

Jun 13, 2018 - M/V Emanuel Bronner Assists Seal Rescue in Gulf of Gdansk

Jun 8, 2018 - Successful Results Achieved in Second IUU Fishing Operation with Liberian Government

Jun 7, 2018 - Current Laws are Insufficient to Stop Porpoise Bycatch in the Baltic Sea

Jun 5, 2018 - LEGAL UPDATE: Two More Arrests in Tanzanian Illegal Fishing Investigation

May 30, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Hong Kong Reveals Illegal Shark Fin Shipments

May 28, 2018 - Effective Monitoring of Gillnets in the Baltic Sea

Apr 17, 2018 - Pirate Fishing Tycoon Hit with €8.2 Million Fine in Spain

Apr 17, 2018 - Illegal Trawling with Impunity Revealed in Denmark’s Protected Waters

Apr 12, 2018 - Another Successful Patrol for Sea Shepherd’s Operation Jodari

Apr 7, 2018 - Hot Pursuit of Toothfish Poacher Ends with Arrest in Indonesia

Mar 25, 2018 - The Sam Simon Intercepts Trawler as it Attempts to Flee Detention in Liberia

Mar 21, 2018 - The M/Y Steve Irwin departs for the Great Australian Bight - Operation Jeedara 2018

Mar 21, 2018 - Notorious Toothfish Poacher Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard with Sea Shepherd Assistance

Mar 15, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Germany Announces Return to the Baltic Sea

Mar 15, 2018 - Mangrove Timber Smugglers Busted in Operation Jodari's Second Patrol

Feb 28, 2018 - Tanzanian Authorities Issue Over €6 Million in Fines to Foreign Fishing Vessels Evading Inspections

Feb 26, 2018 - The dirty secret of how France exterminates its dolphins

Feb 20, 2018 - Dutch Postcode Lottery Supports Sea Shepherd with €900,000

Feb 5, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Jodari with Tanzania, Makes First Three Arrests

Jan 18, 2018 - Liberia arrests high-tech poachers for illegal fishing and attempted bribery

Jan 13, 2018 - Sea Shepherd UK launches our new Ghostnet Campaign

Jan 11, 2018 - Nigeria Takes Action Against ‘Sustainably-Certified’ Shrimp Trawler

Jan 5, 2018 - Humboldt 2018 National Campaign Sea Shepherd Chile

Jan 4, 2018 - Sea Shepherd celebrates New Year with arrest of illegal fishing vessel in Liberia

Jan 3, 2018 - Sea Shepherd’s 25 Marine Conservation Campaigns in 2017

Dec 19, 2017 - Arrest of poaching vessel shows shark liver oil production could drive species to extinction

Nov 28, 2017 - Sea Shepherd releases suppressed Australian Government whaling footage

Nov 23, 2017 - Sea Shepherd assists Liberian Coast Guard in arrest of notorious internationally-blacklisted vessel for illegal fishing

Nov 9, 2017 - Large Fishing Trawler Arrested in Covert Operation by Sea Shepherd Global and the Liberian Authorities

Nov 8, 2017 - Operation Bloody Fjords update: Covert patrols documenting the slaughter go completely undetected by the Faroese government.

Nov 8, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Concludes Operation to Combat Illegal Fishing in Central West Africa

Sep 20, 2017 - Breaking Discovery on New Impact Salmon Farms Have on the Wild

Sep 13, 2017 - Fishing fleet caught red-handed in a dawn raid by Sea Shepherd and East Timor National Police

Sep 1, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Releases Powerful Video on the Same Day Japan Begins Its Annual Dolphin Hunt

Aug 31, 2017 - Fight For Wild Salmon Escalates in British Columbia After Washington’s Farmed Salmon Spill

Aug 24, 2017 - First Nations Occupy Salmon Farm Until British Columbia Government Cancels License of Occupation

Aug 23, 2017 - First Nation Members Take Action on Salmon Farm; Sea Shepherd on Scene to Support

Aug 15, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Vessel Tailed by Corporate Fish Farm Boats in Western Canada

Aug 3, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Discovers Wild Fish Trapped in British Columbia’s Salmon Farm Pens

Jul 24, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Research Vessel Returns to Canada to Investigate Farmed Salmon Industry

Jul 8, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Dispels Panamanian Fishermen's Lies

Jun 28, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Vessel Rammed By Fishing Boat in Panama

Jun 26, 2017 - Sea Shepherd’s Operation Milagro III to Save the Vaquita Porpoise Concludes Its Six-Month Campaign in Mexico

Jun 14, 2017 - Dr. Bronner’s and Sea Shepherd Celebrate Partnership to Protect Our Oceans With Co-Branded Merchandise

Jun 7, 2017 - Oscar Winning Industry Heavy Weights Team with Sea Shepherd on Student Film Contest

May 31, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Records Never Before Seen Footage of Rare Cuvier’s Beaked Whales During Expedition in Mexico

May 20, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Arrives in Costa Rica With Offer to Help Curb Illegal Fishing Activities in Cocos Island

May 10, 2017 - Infringement Procedure against Denmark

Mar 31, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Global Statement Regarding Japanese Slaughter of 333 Minke Whales

Mar 28, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Assists Liberian Coast Guard in Arrest of Cargo Vessel on Suspicion of Identity Fraud and IUU Fishing

Mar 20, 2017 - ‘Sustainably-Certified’ Shrimp Trawler Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard with Assistance from Sea Shepherd

Feb 23, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Sola Stella with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense

Feb 15, 2017 - Nemesis Update: Day 75

Feb 8, 2017 - Dutch Postcode Lottery Supports Sea Shepherd with €900,000

Feb 6, 2017 - Frequently Asked Questions about Operation Nemesis

Jan 25, 2017 - Sea Shepherd UK’s fast boat MV Spitfire arrives back in the UK after being held in the Faroe Islands

Jan 17, 2017 - OPERATION NEMESIS UPDATE: Images of Japanese Poachers caught with Dead Whale Go Viral

Jan 15, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet with Dead Whale in Australian Sanctuary

Jan 9, 2017 - Operation Nemesis Campaign Update

Dec 23, 2016 - Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whaling fleet deep in the Australian Whale Sanctuary

Dec 10, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian Leader Detained at Osaka Airport In Japan

Dec 5, 2016 - The Chase Is On: Sea Shepherd Vessels Have Departed to Intercept Japanese Whaling Fleet in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary

Nov 28, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Captain Found Guilty of Causing ‘Unnecessary suffering to dolphins’ by Danish Court

Sep 11, 2016 - Two Illegal Congolese Fishing Pirogues Arrested in Gabon's Territorial Waters

Aug 29, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Global Announces its 11th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Nemesis

Aug 26, 2016 - More Pilot Whales Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands

Aug 8, 2016 - Operation Albacore Results in Detention of Spanish Long-liner in São Tomé

Aug 5, 2016 - São Tomé and Príncipe joins Operation Albacore to further tackle IUU Fishing in the Gulf of Guinea

Aug 2, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Captain Returns to the Faroe Islands to demand Landmark Trial Court Date

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